Refrigerating apparatus



Sept. 14, 1943. L. A. PHILIPP REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Original FiledAug. 8, 1940 aTToR/uri R 2 L Mm P E C m P w a L Patented Sept. 14, 1943UNITED STATES 2,329,648 REFRIGERATING APPARATUS Lawrence A. Philipp,Detroit, Mich., assignor to Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Detroit, Mich.,a corporation of Maryland 1 Original application August 8, 1940, SerialNo. 351,834. Divided and this application June 23,

1941, Serial No. 399.314

1 Claim. (01. 312-4553 This invention relates to refrigeratingapparatus, and more particularly to refrigerating apparatus of themultiple temperature type.

The present invention is a division of my copending application SerialNo. 351,834, filed August 8, 1940, for Refrigerating apparatus.

It is an object of the present invention to provide refrigeratingapparatus comprising a cabinet having a compartment, a frame for thelower portion of the cabinet, an L-shaped member carried by said frame,and a tiltable compartment door engaging both sides of the vertical legof the L-shaped member and being arranged to rest on the horizontalportion of the L-shaped member.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparentfrom the following description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, wherein a preferred form of the present invention is clearlyshown.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 in the drawing is a vertical view in cross section of theapparatus embodying features of my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an L-shaped member embodying feature ofmy invention.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a refrigerator cabinetdesignated in general by the numeral 20. Within this cabinet is disposeda refrigerating system which includes a motor compressor unit 24,condenser 26 and evaporating means 28.

Referring more specifically to thedrawing, the refrigerator cabinetincludes an outer casing 60 and an inner liner 62. Insulation 64 isinterposed between the walls 60 and 62 to insulate a food storagecompartment 66 formed by the inner walls of the liner 62. The outercasing extends downwardly to provide a machine compartment S8. -A baseI0 is provided for the cabinet and is open as at 12 to provide for thefree circulation of air through the machine compartment.

Within the machine compartment I have disposed my motor compressor unit24 and condenser 26. The motor compressor unit is mounted upon an angleiron I6 which is supported by the base 10. At the rear of the cabinet Ihave provided a flue 80 for aiding and setting up a natural draft of airover the motor compressor unit and condenser to take the heat ofcondensation out of the machine compartment 68. It will be noted that onthe inner side of the flue 80 I have provided insulating material 84,which may prefer ably be of sound absorbing characteristics.- Asindicated, the insulation is formed of sheet cork. It may,- however, beof any suitable fibrous material which has characteristics for soundabsorbing. The front of the cabinet, is cut awayas at 58 so as toprovide an opening for gaining access to the machine compartment. Thisopening is 60 i closed. by a door 92 which is formed of double walledsheet metal having ends 94 and 96 which carry gasket material 98. Theseends are turned in toward each other and are spaced apart so as toreceive an angle member I00 carried by the base Ill. By this arrangementit is possible to tilt the door outwardly away from the machinecompartment at its upper edge. The angle member I00 may extend from oneside of the machine compartment to the other if desired or part way sothat it will be suflicient for supporting the weight of the door. On therear side of the door I have provided a vegetable bin I04 which issecured to the door in any suitable manner and is tiltable with thedoor. Thus when the upper part of the door 92 is tilted outwardly awayfrom the machine compartment, access may be had to the interior of thevegetable bin. The bin includes bottom wall I06, side walls I08 and rearwall H0. Secured to the rear wall is a slab of insulating material H2,which, as indicated, is formed of sheet cork. This insulating material 2like insulating material 84 may be of any suitable material so long asit has heat absorbing characteristics as well as insulation qualities soas to insulate the vegetables from the heat of condensation as well asabsorb noises created by the motor compressor unit. This vegetable binmay extend from one side of the machine compartment to the other.

Although only a preferred form of the invention has been illustrated,and that form described in detail. it will be apparent to those skilledin the art that various modifications may be made therein withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of theappended claim.

I claim:

Refrigerating apparatus comprising a cabinet having a compartment withan opening in a side wall thereof, a hollow tiltable compartment doorformed of thin sheet metal material for closing said opening, a framefor the lower portion of the cabinet and forming a base therefor and be-45 ing arranged adjacent the bottom of said compartment, an elongated,L-shaped member in cross section carried by said frame and beingdisposed with one leg extending upwardly from a horizontal portion, thehorizontal portion of which is adapted to support said tiltable door andthe vertical leg of which is arranged to extend through an opening in awall of said door, gasket material positioned in said opening andsurrounding said vertical leg and resting onsaid horizontal portion, anda vegetable bin disposed in said compartment and secured to said door,the weight of which is suiiicient to maintain the door in verticalposition when notinuse. f

LAWRENCE A. PHILIPP.

